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io economist sunsuntribune news saturday oct 4 2003 businesses have reason for optimism by jeff mitchell staff writer larry lavine doesnt pay much attention to studies we judge things by how much the phone is ringing said the newmarket entre- preneur he said small businesses are coming out of a dismal start to 2003 and looking at i think by naturej were a confident lot said mr lavine who operates a car pet and upholstery cleaning business looking at this year its fairly easy to feel confident mr lavines view is backed up by at least two recent studies that indicate a resurgence of confidence arfsllll turrets togo make thanksgiving special this year at the sheraton parkway hotel were giving you choice in dining for the holiday turkey with all the triinmingsj m jo take out in lln 1 or 810 g delicious cooked turkey by our chefs team stuffing potatoes garden vegetables cranberry sauce gravy rolfs double it up for only 229 orders must be placed by friday october 10 noon pick up for your 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expectations over the next three to 12 months show improvement from those expressed earlier this year ted mallett chief economist with the cfib said meanwhile the most recent manpower employ ment outlook survey predicts a steady hiring pace for york region employers the survey shows for the final quarter of the year 20 per cent of companies inter viewed plan to hire while 70 per centexpect to maintain their current staff levels layoffs were predicted by 10 per cent of companies sur veyed the survey findings are promising especially com ing after several months during which circumstances have combined to deliver a number of blows to the economy lori procher vice- president manpower can ada said for a year in which the canadian economy has faced many challenges including a rising dollar sars and mad cow disease employer confidence has remained somewhat healthy throughout 2003 ms procher said mr lavine agrees the poor start to the year makes the current climate for busi ness appear quite 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